After the Rio International Conference on Environment and Development held in 1992, the Chinese Government took lead in formulating China Agenda 21, taking the sustainable development strategy as a major strategy to be followed in its modernization drive.

• 1992年里约环境与发展大会以后，中国政府率先制定了《中国二十一世纪议程》，将可持续发展战略确定为现代化建设必须始终遵循的重大战略。